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No. 367,115. Patented July 26, 1887.

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CHARLES ANDREW EDVARD TALBOT PALMER, OF BIRMINGHAM, COUNTY lOF STAFFORD, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN CORNFOBTH, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. -367,115, dated July 26,1887.

. Application filed April 11, 1587. Serial No. 234,351. (No model.) Patented in England August 1, 1884, No. 10,840.

To all whom it may concern,.- n y Be it known that l, CHARLES ANDREW ED- WARD TALBOT PALMER, asubject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Birmingham, in the county `of Stafford, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes, (for which I have received Letters Bateut in Great Britain, No. 10,840, dated i August 1, 1884,) of Which the, following is a to full and complete specification.

My invention relates to a detachable handlebar for velocipedes, whereby the bar may be readilyand easily removed from the head or its equivalent for convenience in construction t5 and in packing or stowing, and to enable the bar to be removed for alteration or repair in case of damage.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation,

2O partly in section, and Fig. 3 a plan, of a head of a bicycle, showing thelmethod of carrying my invention into practical effect. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the handle-bar `at the Y center of its length.

Throughout the figures similar parts are marked with like lletters of reference. .Y

The handle-bar A is made out ofonelength of tube and the center part of it is flattened into a rectangular or approximately rectangu- 3o lar shape, tapering slightly one Way in a transverse direction. On the top of the head B, or its equivalent, is formed a bracket, B', having a horizontal recess formed in its face. y This recess is made slightly tapering to receive the .3 5 rectangular part of the handle-bar` A. On the front edge of the recess of the" bracket B are formed lugs Z1 b, &c., through which taper stud-pins C C are' passed after the handle-bar has been placed in the recess, and are pro- 4o vided with nuts C C' to drawy them up tight, thereby pressing against the flat side of the rectangular part of the bar, and so forcing it into the taper recess in the bracket of the head and thus securing it in position ready for use. The central position of the bar is determined either by forming shallow semicircular recessesaa in the front face of therectangular portion of the barA for the taper stud-pin C C to engage with, or by making the rectanguiar part of the bar A to exactly t between 5o the edges of the bracket B. The handle-bar on each side of the rectangular center portion is of a circular section, and is preferably tapered toward the handles, the bar being made either straight,curved, or cranked, as desired.

It will be understood that in those veloci- -pedes in which the transverse handle-bar is not placed in juxtaposition to the head or its equivalent the bracket to carry the bar may be formed on or xed to anyv convenient part 6o of the frame connected either directly or indirectly with the head or its equivalent.

I am aware that a detachable handle-bar has already been made in which the center part is made solid and of a rectangular section, placed in a recess formed ina bracket on the head, and fixed thereto by screw-bolts passing through both the bracket and the handle-bar; .but I consider this method imper- A feet and expensive, inasmuch as the handle- 7o bar is weakened by the two `holes passing through it, and in case the handle-bar is made hollow it necessitates making the bar in three pieces to obtain the solid center piece, while according to my invention the bar is made out of one length of tube without joints or braz ing, which is flattened and shaped at the center, as hereinbefore described, and is fixed to the head by stud pins which do not pass through it, thus making the barlightin weight, 8c rigid and strong when fixed, and easily removable. I therefore do not broadly claim constructing a detachable handle-bar by fitting it in a recess in the head and fixing it thereto by stud-pins; butl Y Vhat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a velocipede, the Vcombination of a detachable tubular handle-bar provided with a central tapering rectangular portion without 9o any ytransverse perforations or bolt holes through it, the head provided'with a tapering socket tting the said central portion of the bar, and the tapering pins for forcing the tapering portion of the handle-bar into the socket of the head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a velocipede, the combination of a detaehable tubular handle-har provided with :L substantially as and for the purpose Set forth. ro

central tapering rectangular portion Without In witness whereof I have hereunto'signed any transverse perfor-ations or bolt holes my name in the presence of two subsmibingVY through it, the head provided with :L toperi Witnesses.

ing socket fittingr the Suid central portion of (in u FQ www www ,NYBOT 1, HAIER the bar,theshouldersforpreveuting theiongij A l tudinul movement of the handle-bur, and the Witnesses:

tapering pins for forcing the tapering portion TIIOS. PROVERBS,

of the handle-bar into the socket of the head7 l R. T. JOHNSON.

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